Show B2 — The Herald Journal Lofean Utah Saturday March 9 2002 Saints trade Williams to was also on the move Friday — wide receiver Deny Glenn who was dealt from New England to Green Larry Csonka Jim Kiick and Mer- Bay Glenn missed most of last seacury Morris kid the team to two son after being suspended for four Super Bowl victories But the for- games for a substance abuse violamer Texas star was deemed tion then because of differences expendable by New Orleans with Coach Bill Belkhick - The Packers gave the Patriots s because of his sometimes behavior and because the fourth round pick in the 2002 draft Saints drafted Deuce McAllister in plus a pick next year that will the first round last season depend oh Glenn’s performance “The biggest plus for me is I’m “I’m looking forward to being a coming into a situation where they part of this stoned tradition that so already have a good team They're many football fans follow with such incredible passion" Glenn just adding a good player” Williams said “I’m going to be ' said in a statement “lb play for sbrrounded with talent I’m not Coach (Mike) Sherman and in the ' same offense with Brett Favre is a going to feel like it’s my job to win games I just have to do my 'part” great opportunity” In another move comerback A player with far deeper problems Packers pick up Glenn from Patriots By The Associated Press The Miami Dolphins got their man But just one of them ' The Dolphins finally completed the trade that will bring them former Heisman winner Ricky 'Williams who never hit it off in New Orleans despite averaging more than 1000 yards a season But Oiin Kreutz the free agent center the Dolphins were arduously purwith Chicago leaving suing Miami to look elsewhere in an effort to build up their offensive line Williams the 1998 Heisman TroAP file photo New from was traded Williams phy winner gives Miami its best right Ricky Orleans to Miami on Friday- running back since the 1970s when ist ' ed rati first-round- er The teams also swapped fourfo-roun- d selections in next month's draft ' “Theextradraft picks allow us to concentrate on some of the other See TRADE on B3 Jensen takes meet Abrego wins all-arou- nd By Shawn Harrison sports editor BOISE Idaho (AP) A second losing season in three years cost Boise State men’s basketball coach Rod Jensen his job Friday And Broncos women's coach Trisha Stevens resigned after recording only one winning season in six years Jensen’s firing ends a tenure at Boise State including 12 years as an assistant before being named to replace Bobby Dye as head coach in August 1995 He compiled a 109-9- 3 overall record But a 7 season and seventh-plac-e finish in Boise State’s first year inthe Western Athletic Conference were too much for athletic director Gene Bley- maier “I commend Rod on his loyalty and commitment to Boise State” Bleymaier mid in a statement announcing both coaching departures “In the best interest of die program I believe a change is warranted”The Broncos ended their season Thursday night with a 3 loss at Tulsa in the WAC tournament quarterfinals 9 Jensen’s best season was when he led Boise State to a 21-- 8 record a Big West Conference Eastern Division championship and a runner-u- p finish in the Big West Conference tournament He wasrfoe fifth head coach in Boise State’s 34 years as a four-yeschool Stevens had a 3 record oyer-a- ll She led die Broncos to a 1 finish a Big West Eastern Division title and a appearance in 8 the Women’s NTT in foe season But otherwise Stevens’ teams had four losing seasons and one 4 finish This year Boise State finished at 0 eighth-placin die WACThe women won their conference tournament opener in overtime over Fresno State before losing to Louisiana Tech in Wednesday night’s quarterfinals “I know that this is foe best decision for myself andmy family and also for the future of the Boise State program” said Stevens who succeeded June Daugherty as head coach in Mqy 1996 She previously was an assistant coach with the Broncos for three y eats v Bleymaier said a search to replace Jensen and Stevens would begin immediately 19-ye- ar v Finally It took 10 meets but the monkey has been dislodged from the Aggies’ back and they couldn't feel better' And what better way than on Senior Night Utah State put a complete gymnastics meet together Friday evening in its final regular season home outingThe Aggies didn't have to count a fall for the first time this season bettering their previous best score on the year by almost two full points USU finished with a score of 19S42S at the Spectrum "Putting a performance together like that proved that we can stand in with about anybody" a relieved Aggie head coach Ray Corn said "Do we have the capabilities go 196? Yes I've said that all along" No 17 Arizona State won the three-teameet with a mark of 96 0 despite getting penalized 30 in the first rotation for going out of order on the uneven bars The also had an athSun Devils lete get injured in the final rotation Trisha Dixon injured her neck and was taken to the hospital as a pre' cautionary measure ' Southern Utah who held a nar-- 1 row 10 lead over the Aggies after three events- finished with a season- best 195275 The Thunderbirds (2-1just missed the school record by 005 "This was a phenomenal perfor-mance by three teams tonight and we competed" Com said "We did ' not lose our focus We went from one event to another and just kept 13-1- - 72-5- 1998-199- m 1 (8-5-- 1) - 0) ‘ ‘ competing" first-roun- third-roun- Boise St lets go of oti Arizona St 1 Aaron Beasley cut by Jacksonville for cap reasons signed with the New York Jets New York lost both of last year’s starting coroerbacks Aaron Glenn and Marcus Coleman ' to Houston in the expansion draft The Williams trade brought to foe Saints some of the picks they lost when former coach Mike Ditka traded away foe team’s entire 1999 ' draft to get Williams Miami traded d a pick in 2002 and a d pick in 2003 that coyld become a depending on how Wiliams performs r There was a moment at the start of the third rotation that had Aggie fans on the edge of their seats USU (4-1had started strong on the first two events like it has before but the first balance beam worker Allison Rosenthal fell Next up was senior Kirra Seeley "Don't tell Alii this blit I don't watch so it doesn't effect my rou- - : tine" Seeley said The strategy certainly worked as 1) MHch MaacareHwaM Journal ar State gymnast Jessenia Abrego performs on the vault during Friday night's meet against Arizona State and Southern Utah at the Spectrum Abrego scored a 9875 on the event and won the with a score of 39225 Utah 1 nd 77-9- 19-1- Tm so happy" Seeley tied her season high with a 9825 score which would end up being the Aggies' best mark on the apparatus Her routine started a string of five straight solid performances on beam as the team finished with a season-be- st 48675 "We pulled through on beam" Seeley said "You just got to have the right mindset" "If there was a mistake made it didn't matter" Com said "The next person picked up the baton and carried on" One person doing plenty of baton carrying was senior Jessenia Abrego The Las Vegas native won title Friday night with the a career-hig- h 39225 She tied for first on the vault with a career-be- st wanted to finish off strong for senior night That was motivation forme "Our main goal this meet was just to hit perform and stay on the equipment We were concentrating on not looking at the scores” It was a pair of seniors that locked up foe complete meet for the Aggies as Abrego and Seeley came through on the floor Seeley who was introduced as Michael Jackson because of the music she uses danced her way to a career-hig- h 985 nd 9875 and took third on the floor V exercise with a 9875 despite the chants of "10" by the fans Abrego said "I ’ "It's exciting" Seeley said love out and hue coming making people I smile"-- ' There were plenty of smile Fri- -' day night "That have been so many merrts where we hit two (events)" Seeley said "We came into this meet and said ’Let’s put this togetherThen we did put it together It’s exciting to show what you can do" Southern Utah's Ihlayna Fortunate and Carly Geronimo finished second and third in the with 3910 and 3900 scores respectivelnd y- The Sun Devils won every event "Soufoern Utah is a very good team and certainly Arizona State is” ' 7 Cora said "We're getting better My only dismay is it took us 10 meets to approach that mark I commented not negatively to foe team but I don't know how else to say it I don't know why we waited 10 meets into foe season to finally put me together because I see it every day at : See AGGIES on B3 first-roun- d 1997-199- 14-1- 10-2- e 4 Preston West Side softball both set to open next week Tribe come into new year without home field liability issues but I don’t know" llie hidiahs to have a like complex being built for both baseball rad softball near Heaton Junior High but the fiekb are not yd finished All foe snow on the ground is not bdpfog foe cause eitha "They say we're gonna phqr on itdus year By Wade Dennlaton staff writer : PRESTON — What good is a telephone book without any phone numbers? What about a map without any directions? How about a ' team wifoout a field? The answer to these three questions 'is simare good without their key ple: None of them ' component Unfortunately for the Preston softball tekm it is finding out what life is like Without a ' ' home field Ever since die program began in die early 90s the Indians played their home games at Craner Athletic Held which is owned byfhe LDS Church Pfeston yvent 2 at Craner in 2001 but accord- ingto coafo Wade 3chvaheveMt dK Tribe were v told they couldnf play there anymore "As fa as I know the (LDS) Church says we can't use the diamonds over there" die seamd- I dunk it was for year Prestoncoach sud so hopefully within the nxt month" : ' 5-- - 45-min-ute - Jai ' If theycanX foere's dy one more option "If it's not finished and they say noon the church We'll just have tp play on the road I - guess" Schvaneveldtpaid No matter where Preston hits the field - V ’ 'V v U - : am “ 1 1 : - 1 AD-VUl- ey u v ' v V See - ss vv : V- that deserves lot of attention" West Side will beginia new quest with die "team attitude” this Saturday at die Pocatello DAYTON — When the New England Patti- Jamboree While the games don't ots were introduced as a team prior to their cramt in the win-locolumn Beckstead will Super Bowl win over foe SL Lewis Rams back get her first look at her 2002 Pirates Wiest Side is coming off ah 18-- 9 campaign in in February West Side softball coach 2001 which saw foe Pirates return to the stale Beckstead thought that was pretty neat She liked foe feet the Patriots put aside their playoffeTbe Bucs won theA-- 3 kale tide InJ individual distinctions for the sake of fheteanL 2000 but couldn't deferi it last yean : ' It's something Beckitead wants to instill in Returning to state this season could be " r cult for West Side considering Becksfead said There will be np more star Hrates standing the Bucs are "rebuilding a little" Jiead and shoulders above fop rest Rather juk ' Gone from last year’s squad include pitcher a cofiectiyp group of indivifoials striving for Chelsi Becksfead third baaeman Rainee Hatch one purpose ' 1 first baseman Em Olson and right fielder Tfera "I wasso impressed with fom (what die PatriotsHeaps! v However West Side returns Herald Jourrul did)" Bedstead said "I diinkdiae's too much starts dunk here it ttingstars onafoletesj I right S Player of the Year JiB Hatch her b high school and if I do anything I W) mt to get sister Joni as well Ashley Peterson and Tsri Beckstead rr all seniors Another key plsyer nmy from that because itfetes tune playert " (a ' ' - W’ ?i v sofibtiD)It takes more than that actudly v ' i T think foere's lot of kids foat v See BtJGS onB3 get !piond By Wade Dannlston staff writer Schvap-evekhsa- id ' ( Heston opens with four consecutive road game fc would've been five but its game wjfo Malad scheduled for Ibesday has already been ' '" rcanceled The Indians! first home tilt is sided for Misrdi 20 against the Dmgansbut if foenr convex is not done by that time Schvaneveldt doesn't know if they wifi be allowed to playat Gamer or not ' - ' Bucs face possibility of rebuilding in 2002 campaign yet TRIBE on B3 -- t " |